and our patrols remain active.
It is now known that mines were laid
in the Danube last week and barges were
also strafed, a dozen were put out of
action.
News from the S.W. Pacific is all about
air attacks. Rabaul was attacked, also
New Britain and the Carolines.
All without opposition.
Washington announced that 15
more Japanese ships were sunk by
USA U-boats.
20/1(?)/1944 1.= pm. John Snagge
At Sebastopol the Germans try hard to
evacuate as many troops as they can by sea
and air but the Russians are taking a
heavy toll of them.
The Germans are making considerable
attempts to evacuate.
The Russian air forces are continually
over the port and co-operating with the Black
Sea Navy. One bomber group alone sank
10 fairly big sized ships. 10 Junker transport
planes were destroyed and 17 fighters shot
down. The Germans sent out tanks
under air cover along the road to Sebastopol
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